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Shaughnessy, Michael F.; Fulgham, Susan M. – Educational Technology, 2016
In this regular feature of "Educational Technology," Michael F. Shaughnessy and Susan M. Fulgham present their interview with Ryan Watkins, Associate Professor of Educational Technology at the George Washington University and the author of 10 books and more than 95 articles. In this interview, Watkins discusses the following topics:…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interviews, Electronic Learning, Skill Development
Hammer, Jessica; Black, John – Educational Technology, 2009
What makes games effective for learning? The authors argue that games provide vicarious experiences for players, which then amplify the effects of future, formal learning. However, not every game succeeds in doing so! Understanding why some games succeed and others fail at this task means investigating both a given game's design and the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning, Play
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Washer, Peter – Quality in Higher Education, 2007
This paper proposes a practical framework for key skills that can be used or adapted for use in any discipline at university level. The paper begins by reviewing the arguments for and against integrating key skills into higher education. Although the skills agenda has been widely criticised on several fronts, this paper argues that key skills need…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Active Learning, Skill Development, Job Skills
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Berry, Roger – System, 1990
Discusses how the language improvement components of teacher training programs are often taken for granted. It is concluded that language improvement, if integrated with a methodology component, can have a central role in in-service teacher training. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Skills, Language Teachers
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Ballenger, Marcus T. – Councilor, 1987
States that learning is most effective when the learner has a basic understanding of established goals, when individual differences are considered, and when concept learning is enhanced by connecting first hand experiences. Advocates the use of social studies activities as a meaningful and logical way to enhance language and learning skills. (GEA)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Westwood, Marvin – Simulation & Gaming, 1994
Reviews the rationale for the use of simulation and game exercises as part of counselor education programs. Counselor competencies in the areas of knowledge, skills, and self-awareness are discussed; and the use of experience-based learning activities is explained, including the debriefing stage. (Contains three references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Competence, Counselor Training, Educational Games, Experiential Learning
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Sass, Michell E.; Wong, Susan J.; Miller, Jon S.; Nienhuis, James – American Biology Teacher, 2004
Micropipetting is an important skill that plays a very active and critical role in the molecular biology laboratory. It is imperative for a person handling micropipettor to know the correct way of using it so that accurate and precise results are achieved.
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Molecular Biology, Skill Development, Laboratory Equipment
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Andresen, Lee; And Others – Higher Education Research and Development, 1994
An Australian university honors course in political science used an apprenticeship model to develop student appreciation of and skills in the process of research, in preparation for research careers. In the pilot course, students conducted a survey on corruption. Challenges encountered and lessons learned in implementing the course are discussed.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Wagner, Richard J.; And Others – Training and Development Journal, 1991
Includes "Outdoor Training: Revolution or Fad?" (Wagner, Baldwin, Roland); "Getting the Most out of Outdoor Training" (Buller, Cragun, McEvoy); and "Outdoor Training Companies" (a directory of more than 100 firms). (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Management Development
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McCarthy-Tucker, Sherri – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Presents an interview with Claudio S. Hutz, who is dean of Instituto de Psicologia at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where he has been teaching psychology since 1977. Discusses topics such as teaching psychology in Brazil and developing critical thinking skills. (CMK)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Critical Thinking, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Pearson, Margot; Smith, David – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1986
Considers nature of debriefing, its central importance in experience-based learning, and its relationship to briefing, as well as debriefing's purposes, their relationship to different types of knowledge being processed, and various ways to organize the process. Suggestions to make the debriefing experience more effective are presented. (MBR)
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Games, Experiential Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
Bunyan, Peter – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, 1994
Discusses the lack of theoretical principles underpinning experiential education. Outlines a flow model of experiential learning applicable to adventure education, involving the learner, reality context, new and applied skills, responsibility, and critical reflection. Suggests that even small increases in theoretical understanding will help…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles, Experiential Learning
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Shores, Elizabeth F. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1995
Gardner discusses an eighth form of intelligence which involves the ability to recognize important distinctions in the natural world. He also expresses ideas about apprenticeships and museums, and current policy on assessment and evaluation. (SW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Bell, Elizabeth S. – 1983
In addition to its other services, the writing center offers its staff professional skills that can be of advantage in careers ranging from teaching to business. First of all, graduate students who have tutored have an advantage when applying for assistantships, for they already have experience in conveying content and developing student skills.…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
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Ross, E. Wayne – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2000
Questions the findings from the civics portion of the 1998 National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP). Instead of advocating a back-to-basics approach, believes that citizenship should be taught in ways that promote explorations of the social, political, and economic conditions in which the students live. (DAJ)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics
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